Daring ‘rectadores’ dodge death by leaping over charging bulls at the annual El Pilar fair in Zaragoza, Spain. Unlike matadors, who use a cape and sword, these brave men don’t try to kill the beast and are only allowed to fly through the air using a pole.

The recortadores bullfight is part of an ancient tradition where the men try to avoid being given a mauling. The bullfighters who get closest to the bull and show less fear than their competitors are the winners. The bulls are not killed during this type of bullfight. Some anti-bullfighting campaigners do not oppose this practice, believing that it isn’t a form of animal cruelty.